Jar
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Period
12th-13th century -
Geography
Raqqa, Syria -
Material
Stone-paste painted under glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 39.5 × 31.4 cm (15 9/16 × 12 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1904.143 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.143
Object Details
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Description
Jar, in large inverted pear form; flanged foot. Slight restoration.Clay: soft, white.Glaze: silicious greenish-cream, crackled; large areas of partial disintegration having a mother-of-pearl iridescence.Decoration: an inscription written in a tall naskhi script in blue under glaze. -
Provenance
To 1904Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris, to 1904 [1]From 1904 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Siegfried Bing in 1904 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Voucher No. 1, July 1904, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931) -
Previous custodian or owner
Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Raqqa, Syria -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America -
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